Chapter 1
Fundamentals of Mathematics · 365 exercises
Problem 63
Subtract 382 from 541 .
6 step solution
Problem 63
For the following problems, perform the additions and round to the nearest hundred. $$ \begin{array}{r} 9,573 \\ 101,279 \\ 122,581 \\ \hline \end{array} $$
3 step solution
Problem 64
Subtract 1,841 from 5,246 .
7 step solution
Problem 64
For the next five problems, replace the letter \(m\) with the whole number that will make the addition true. $$ \begin{array}{r} 62 \\ +\quad m \\ \hline 67 \end{array} $$
5 step solution
Problem 65
Subtract 26,082 from 35,040 .
9 step solution
Problem 65
For the next five problems, replace the letter \(m\) with the whole number that will make the addition true. $$ \begin{array}{r} 106 \\ +\quad m \\ \hline 113 \end{array} $$
5 step solution
Problem 66
Find the difference between 47 and 21 .
6 step solution
Problem 66
For the next five problems, replace the letter \(m\) with the whole number that will make the addition true. $$ \begin{array}{r} 432 \\ +\quad m \\ \hline 451 \end{array} $$
5 step solution
Problem 67
Find the difference between 1,005 and 314 .
7 step solution
Problem 67
For the next five problems, replace the letter \(m\) with the whole number that will make the addition true. $$ \begin{array}{r} 803 \\ +\quad m \\ \hline 830 \end{array} $$
5 step solution
Problem 68
Find the difference between 72,085 and 16 .
3 step solution
Problem 68
For the next five problems, replace the letter \(m\) with the whole number that will make the addition true. $$ \begin{array}{r} 1,893 \\ +\quad m \\ \hline 1,981 \end{array} $$
5 step solution
Problem 69
Find the difference between 7,214 and 2,049 .
6 step solution
Problem 69
The number of nursing and related care facilities in the United States in 1971 was \(22,004 .\) In 1978 , the number was 18,722 . What was the total number of facilities for both 1971 and \(1978 ?\)
5 step solution
Problem 70
Find the difference between 56,108 and 52,911 .
4 step solution
Problem 70
The number of persons on food stamps in \(1975,1979,\) and 1980 was \(19,179,000,19,309,000,\) and 22,023,000 , respectively. What was the total number of people on food stamps for the years 1975 , \(1979,\) and \(1980 ?\)
4 step solution
Problem 71
How much bigger is 92 than \(47 ?\)
3 step solution
Problem 71
The enrollment in public and nonpublic schools in the years \(1965,1970,1975,\) and 1984 was \(54,394,000,59,899,000,61,063,000,\) and \(55,122,000,\) respectively. What was the total enrollment for those years?
5 step solution
Problem 72
How much bigger is 114 than \(85 ?\)
4 step solution
Problem 72
The area of New England is 3,618,770 square miles. The area of the Mountain states is 863,563 square miles. The area of the South Atlantic is 278,926 square miles. The area of the Pacific states is 921,392 squ are miles. What is the total area of these regions?
4 step solution
Problem 73
How much bigger is 3,006 than \(1,918 ?\)
4 step solution
Problem 73
In \(1960,\) the IRS received 1,188,000 corpor ate income tax returns. In 1965,1,490,000 returns were received. In 1970,1,747,000 returns were received. In \(1972-1977,1,890,000 ; 1,981,000 ; 2,043,000 ;\) 2,100,\(000 ; 2,159,000 ;\) and 2,329,000 returns were received, respectively. What was the total number of corpor ate tax returns received by the IRS during the years \(1960,1965,1970,1972-1977 ?\)
5 step solution
Problem 74
How much bigger is 11,201 than \(816 ?\)
7 step solution
Problem 75
How much bigger is 3,080,020 than \(1,814,161 ?\)
4 step solution
Problem 76
In Wichita, Kansas, the sun shines about \(74 \%\) of the time in July and about \(59 \%\) of the time in November. How much more of the time (in percent) does the sun shine in July than in November?
3 step solution
Problem 77
The lowest temperature on record in Concord, New Hampshire in May is \(21^{\circ} \mathrm{F}\), and in July it is \(35^{\circ} \mathrm{F}\). What is the difference in these lowest temperatures?
3 step solution
Problem 78
In 1980 , there were 83,000 people arrested for prostitution and commercialized vice and 11,330,000 people arrested for driving while intoxicated. How many more people were arrested for drunk driving than for prostitution?
3 step solution
Problem 78
For the following problems, try to add the numbers mentally. $$ \begin{array}{r} 5 \\ 5 \\ 3 \\ 7 \\ \hline \end{array} $$
3 step solution
Problem 79
In 1980 , a person with a bachelor's degree in accounting received a monthly salary offer of $$\$ 1,293$$, and a person with a marketing degree a monthly salary offer of $$\$ 1,145 .$$ How much more was offered to the person with an accounting degree than the person with a marketing degree?
3 step solution
Problem 79
For the following problems, try to add the numbers mentally. $$ \begin{array}{r} 8 \\ 2 \\ 6 \\ 4 \end{array} $$
5 step solution
Problem 80
In 1970 , there were about 793 people per square mile living in Puerto Rico, and 357 people per square mile living in Guam. How many more people per square mile were there in Puerto Rico than Guam?
3 step solution
Problem 80
For the following problems, try to add the numbers mentally. $$ \begin{array}{r} 9 \\ 1 \\ 8 \\ 5 \\ 2 \end{array} $$
4 step solution
Problem 81
The 1980 population of Singapore was 2,414,000 and the 1980 population of Sri Lanka was 14,850,000 . How many more people lived in Sri Lanka than in Singapore in \(1980 ?\)
4 step solution
Problem 82
For the following problems, try to add the numbers mentally. $$ \begin{aligned} &\begin{array}{r} 6 \\ 4 \\ 3 \\ 1 \end{array}\\\ &\begin{array}{l} 7 \\ 9 \\ 4 \end{array} \end{aligned} $$
5 step solution
Problem 83
In 1978 , there were 3,095,000 telephones in use in Poland and 4,292,000 in Switzerland. How many more telephones were in use in Switzerland than in Poland in \(1978 ?\)
5 step solution
Problem 83
For the following problems, try to add the numbers mentally. $$ \begin{array}{r} 20 \\ 30 \end{array} $$
3 step solution
Problem 84
For the following problems, try to add the numbers mentally. $$ \begin{array}{r} 15 \\ 35 \\ \hline \end{array} $$
5 step solution
Problem 85
For the following problems, try to add the numbers mentally. $$ \begin{array}{r} 16 \\ 14 \\ \hline \end{array} $$
5 step solution
Problem 86
For the following problems, try to add the numbers mentally. $$ \begin{array}{r} 23 \\ 27 \end{array} $$
4 step solution
Problem 87
For the following problems, try to add the numbers mentally. $$ \begin{array}{r} 82 \\ 18 \\ \hline \end{array} $$
4 step solution
Problem 88
For the following problems, try to add the numbers mentally. $$ \begin{array}{l} 36 \\ 14 \end{array} $$
5 step solution
Problem 90
For the following problems, replace the [U+2610] with the whole number that will make the subtraction true. $$ \begin{array}{r} 14 \\ -\square \\ \hline 3 \end{array} $$
5 step solution
Problem 90
In the number 610,467 , how many thousands are there?
3 step solution
Problem 91
For the following problems, replace the [U+2610] with the whole number that will make the subtraction true. $$ \begin{array}{r} 21 \\ -\square \\ \hline 14 \end{array} $$
5 step solution
Problem 91
Write 8,840 as you would read it.
5 step solution
Problem 92
For the following problems, replace the [U+2610] with the whole number that will make the subtraction true. $$ \begin{array}{l} 35 \\ -\square \\ \hline 25 \end{array} $$
6 step solution
Problem 92
Round 6,842 to the nearest hundred.
4 step solution
Problem 93
For the following problems, replace the [U+2610] with the whole number that will make the subtraction true. $$ \begin{array}{r} 16 \\ -\square \\ \hline 9 \end{array} $$
4 step solution
Problem 93
Round 431,046 to the nearest million.
4 step solution
Problem 94
For the following problems, replace the [U+2610] with the whole number that will make the subtraction true. $$ \begin{array}{r} 28 \\ -\square \\ \hline 16 \end{array} $$
4 step solution